one of the best orders any commander can pass on. If you don't have a constructive suggestion to the SOLUTION of the circumstance in hand, just SHUT THE FUCK UP!
@@blackiechong4344 Check yours. He is buried at the site of what is now the Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library, Museum and Boyhood Home, in Abilene Kansas.
@Larry Dreiling Isn't that on the grounds of the Library, Museum and Boyhood Home? Never having been there, I'm not sure. Either way...thanks for the info.
No one served this country more or as often as Dwight David Eisenhower,From a West Point grad to Supreme Allied Commander of The European Theater of WW2 to General of The Army to Commander in Chief.
Oh yes, In fact when the remainder of The Nazi High Command came to sign the terms of surrender the only 2 things he did not do was either spit on them or flip them the bird,Barring that,He showed them no respect.
In second grade our class dressed up like the presidents and each had to read a small poem about ours. Low and behold, i was assigned Eisenhower (I had lost the paper with his name and had to ask my dad who the president with the initials DDE was lol). Ever since that project, he's been my favorite president. For the dress up, I got to wear the helmet of my ancestor who was a part of the D-Day invasion on june 6, 1944 so that was extra special
A decent & honorable man, led the allied forces in Europe during WWII, President of both Columbia University & 34th of the United States, an author, painter, etc.
He was a big time hero and proved everyone wrong on his ability to win the war in Europe. When he was president the country was the best it’s ever been. I hope some younger people will up who he was, obviously history isn’t taught in schools anymore, they’re afraid this country will become great again.
For some reason I always imagined General Eisenhower as a bit like Colonel Potter from M*A*S*H. Don't accuse me of blasphemy please lol. I just seem to see Eisenhower's personality as similar to Harry Morgan's character. Army hardened, tough but also caring. A decent man.
I was just watching an early color video of Ike and he was talking about how technology was advancing and how situations now (the late 50's) required an instantaneous response as opposed to having weeks to mull them over. Imagine if he lived to today! He would have been overwhelmed by the instantaneous nature of today's society.
Mesmeridium, Eisenhower by 1968-1969 had a severely weakened heart. Now, had a pre 1955 Eisenhower had bypass surgery coupled with antihypertensives and Cholesterol medications, hell he may have made it to 90!
How dare you bicker here, a page of reverence, memorial and respect. Gen. Eisenhower was and still is a man everyone can learn something from. That's what I liked best about him.
Cizfinestbaby92 That's because he was a republican from before the parties did that big ideology flip flop after Kennedy got elected. He was the last republican who actually gave a shit about poor people and not corporations.
Cizfinestbaby92 ..you are dense enough to bend light. Eisenhower is a giant in conservative and Republican circles. He had strength, and the will to recognize and defeat any enemy. ..... The exact opposite of the race hustling poverty pimp that leaves his ghetto stink in the white house today.
They're referring to him as "General". Does military rank supercede "former president" in the official announcement of death? Or did he retain rank? God bless him as well.
Interesting that they call him General instead of President. That might be the protocol for military personnel but seems like the news reporter should call him President since that is higher rank than General.
Actually, Eisenhower requested to be referred to as General. I thought the same thing when listening to a phone conversation he had with JFK, where Kennedy calls him "General," only to later read that this was done at Eisenhower's request.
+sqwuade Ike was a 5 star general & by law was technically considered on active duty till his death. He resigned his commission when became President, and was reinstated to GOA when JFK assumed office.
My Dad is a WWII and Korean combat veteran and he said Eisenhower should have stopped the execution of Pvt Edward Slovik. All it would take was a simple command from him to spare that boys life.
"Saved" Colonel Nasser's regime? No, the Soviets would've saved his regime had England and France continued. You know, sometimes you do what you gotta do to avoid world war in a nuclear context.
@mindspring57 But if he had his way in the 1950s, China might not be the power it is today, and definitely not a nuclear power. So no chance for a nuclear war.
Carolyn, Once Ike was given the 5th star he was formally on the active-duty roll for life, which is a tradition for that rank in militaries around the world. Only when he got the GOP nomination in 1952 did he resign his commission - in the U. S. active duty officers aren't allowed to serve in public office. Once he was out of office Congress formally reinstated his 5-star rank. Not that he ever wore the uniform again but he was entitled to a) a paycheck, b) display the 5-stars as he saw fit (mostly on the flag of his putting green), and c) a military driver and pilot to take him anywhere he went.
Although Eisenhower could forever be addressed as PRESIDENT Eisenhower or GENERAL Eisenhower, the fact that he was one of only a SMALL handful of FIVE-STAR generals (a rank accorded ONLY in time of DECLARED war ... ***DECLARED*** war), it would be more fitting to address him by that RARE rank. There have been FAR FEWER ***FIVE*** STAR generals than there have been presidents. One other thing --- and someone cam CLOSE to this, although she was still IN ERROR in her way of stating it --- a FIVE-STAR rank is a PERMANENT, LIFETIME rank ... that is, a FIVE-STAR general (or admiral) retains his (and I say "his", because ALL have been MEN) rank for LIFE, and is PAID and retains a STAFF for LIFE.
To serve honorable in the US military is something that stays with a person. I know three guys in business (an auto body shop) and a fourth guy (the business owner) is their former drill sergeant & to this day almost 30 years later, they still call him "Sarge".
@athabascka : You may have your facts wrong. Most German soldiers of the Third Reich were NOT nazis; indeed, most of the German people during the Third Reich were NOT nazis, although they could have been, had they chosen such. Check it out. Learn history, then get back to me.
@RichardElden ??? This is just garbage lol. France and England invaded Egypt w/o Eisenhower's consent, and Eisenhower forced them to withdraw. He pretty much saved the Suez Crisis. Back on topic. Eisenhower is a very underrated American president; most people only know him as the WW2 general. He was probably the 2nd or 3rd best president in the 20th century, after only Franklin Roosevelt. Economy was strong, and he dealt with the Cold War the right way.
After Kennedy died, his portrait replaced Benjamin Franklin on the half dollar. And after Eisenhower died, his portrait was featured on the then new dollar coin. In recent years, various presidents have been featured on the dollar coin. I'm not sure if this included Lincoln (penny), Jefferson (nickel), Roosevelt (dime), Washington (quarter) and the aforementioned Kennedy and Eisenhower. :-/
Mr. Eisenhower was a decent man and a true patriot. I'd suggest folks read the book "Ike's Bluff". It is a warts-and-all documentation of the good and bad of the Eisenhower Administration, including his many health battles, his alarming drug and alcohol usage, his attempts at controlling his volcanic temper and his overall decency in the face of a lot of right-wing horseshit. I am not a fan of conservatives, but if Republicans today were more like General Eisenhower, at least they'd be worthy of respect. What do we have today? Donald Trump, Bobby Jindal, Rick Perry and the God-awful Bush family.
Roger Wilko IF you knew Eisenhower, you would have despised him because he wouldn't be liberal enough for you. He would of never treated the military the way Clinton and Obama have as their personal out house, especially Obama. In 1959, we had 1.5 million on active duty alone and they were adding benefits to the armed forces--not taking them away. Better stick to kissing Obama's sorry butt.
streetrace442 Nobody that ever sat in the White House knew, understood and despised the modern military than DDE. He knew waste when he saw it. In the early nuclear age, he couldn't sleep at night because LeMay and some of the joint chiefs went about their own plans without consulting him. Truman was right... Eisenhower, in some ways, was over his head as president. He knew his legacy would be as a General, and asked JFK to give him back his military rank once out of office. "Ike's Bluff"... read it. Learn.
Roger Wilko Eisenhower was anything but over his head. However, for the sake of argument, if that was true about him, Obama has been over his head from day one. But who with an IQ above their shoe size doesn't know that?
I am surprised that the reporter referred to him as "General", rather than "President" Eisenhower. I thought the title "President" was retained by former Presidents when they left office.
Even so, this was a rather important event and they should have kept a videotape of the broadcast. They've been using tape since 1958, but mostly for entertainment purposes. thank goodness all the JFK assassination coverage is still preserved on videotape.
Source: James Bacque's OTHER LOSSES Correction: The German soldiers were classified as Disarmed Enemy Forces, not "combatants." Note that the Red Cross was forbidden to visit these former German troops, and they died by the hundreds of thousands of starvation, thirst, exposure and disease.
compare what's in the white house now to ike, the national hero. is there anyone out there now who could get back our country's greatness? maybe gen. petraeus
.. Yes, the current EvilBushie-run Republican Party would boot a decent man like Eisenhower out of it... the EvilBushies didn't even like him back in the day, but voted for him because he could end the long run of Dem presidents... .. Eisenhower, the last decent Republican president... every one after him was 'w'orse than the one before...
I was born during Eisenhower's presidency. Being of German-American background, Pennsylvania Dutch specifically, I must say that Eisenhower was guilty of crimes against humanity. After the surrender of German forces across Europe, Eisenhower had the German soldiers rounded up, put into camps, classified not as POWs but as combatants, so they would not be under the protection of the Geneva Convention. Let it be known that he gave orders to starve almost a million captive Germans to death.
@bebupalula Eisenhower's genius, and significant contribution to the war effort, was his ability to hold the Supreme Allied Command together. Holding the Americans, the British, and the Russians together was not easy, but he did, and someone else in that position might not have done as well. For a military commander on the field, however, my vote is for George Patton.
The General retreated into the sunset, he fought long & hard & now he was ready for his eternal reward that is far more valuable than any medal. He was eternally discharged honorably.
He had one of my favorite quotes. When asked what he hated most, Eisenhower said, "I hate people who whine, but have no solutions."
David Lafleche dude I legit said that once not knowing he said that too LOL
Sort of a follow-up to Theodore Roosevelt's quote: "Complaining about a problem without proposing a solution is called whining"
one of the best orders any commander can pass on. If you don't have a constructive suggestion to the SOLUTION of the circumstance in hand, just SHUT THE FUCK UP!
He could have easily been buried in Arlington National Cemetery but choose to go home to Kansas. How touching.
Check your facts duffiss he is buried at Gettysburg
@@blackiechong4344 Check yours. He is buried at the site of what is now the Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library, Museum and Boyhood Home, in Abilene Kansas.
@Larry Dreiling Isn't that on the grounds of the Library, Museum and Boyhood Home? Never having been there, I'm not sure. Either way...thanks for the info.
OLarry Dreiling
@@blackiechong4344He’s buried in Abilene, KS at his library, genius. You check your facts.
Eisenhower would have been a major name in history either as a General or as President.
As both, he was one of the "giants" of 20th-Century America.
One of the greatest Americans ever.
No one served this country more or as often as Dwight David Eisenhower,From a West Point grad to Supreme Allied Commander of The European Theater of WW2 to General of The Army to Commander in Chief.
Exactly, Anthony!
I was in college. That afternoon we saw the flags at half staff. We knew immediately what that meant.
I was in the 5th grade and remember it.
Back when NBC was a real news network.
He was a great man. America lost its greatest hero of the 20th Century when he died.
I'm amazed that he managed to survive seven heart attacks.
He survived seven heart attacks? Wow! You don't normally survive three - let alone seven!
It's not that unusual considering medical help is generally a phone call away. My father survived twelve heart attacks before he finally passed away!
A selfless man......For a General who'd seen it all, witnessing the death camps with Patton, after the devastation, had to be hard to believe.
Oh yes, In fact when the remainder of The Nazi High Command came to sign the terms of surrender the only 2 things he did not do was either spit on them or flip them the bird,Barring that,He showed them no respect.
Airsoftcleaner why would he?
He gave the Germans unforgettable lesson.
In second grade our class dressed up like the presidents and each had to read a small poem about ours. Low and behold, i was assigned Eisenhower (I had lost the paper with his name and had to ask my dad who the president with the initials DDE was lol). Ever since that project, he's been my favorite president. For the dress up, I got to wear the helmet of my ancestor who was a part of the D-Day invasion on june 6, 1944 so that was extra special
7 heart attacks!! holy shit!
The General just couldn't keep on fighting, so he laid down his sword & was called by his eternal Commander & father.
Dwight Einsenhower will be remembered
RIP Mr. President. You were a great patriot and you’re still an inspiration to generations of Americans.
"General of the Army ... 34th President of the United States" ... such an intro.
I had no idea he had 7 heart attacks in his lifetime! Wow.
I definitely remember this. I was only 11 when this happened. Later that night, my family and I went to a drive-in movie.
what movie did you see?
A decent & honorable man, led the allied forces in Europe during WWII, President of both Columbia University & 34th of the United States, an author, painter, etc.
He was a big time hero and proved everyone wrong on his ability to win the war in Europe. When he was president the country was the best it’s ever been. I hope some younger people will up who he was, obviously history isn’t taught in schools anymore, they’re afraid this country will become great again.
R.I.P. Ike!
For some reason I always imagined General Eisenhower as a bit like Colonel Potter from M*A*S*H. Don't accuse me of blasphemy please lol. I just seem to see Eisenhower's personality as similar to Harry Morgan's character. Army hardened, tough but also caring. A decent man.
I agree dont waste money on flowers, best donate the money to a charity.
A great man.
I was just watching an early color video of Ike and he was talking about how technology was advancing and how situations now (the late 50's) required an instantaneous response as opposed to having weeks to mull them over. Imagine if he lived to today! He would have been overwhelmed by the instantaneous nature of today's society.
We sadly will never see the likes of heroes like Dwight Eisenhower again.
Ike was a good President
The NBC News anchor is David Brinkley.
he is my cousin who has such a brave and strong heart rip dwight my cousin!
Mesmeridium, Eisenhower by 1968-1969 had a severely weakened heart. Now, had a pre 1955 Eisenhower had bypass surgery coupled with antihypertensives and Cholesterol medications, hell he may have made it to 90!
How dare you bicker here, a page of reverence, memorial and respect.
Gen. Eisenhower was and still is a man everyone can learn something from. That's what I liked best about him.
No one had to say that the family needed their privacy at that difficult time. It was just understood.
And no neurotic requests for it either, like these days.
@CastAway421 His major blunder was appointing Earl Warren to the Supreme Court. In his words, "the biggest damn fool mistake I ever made."
He was Good .. and this is a good time to remember Patrice Lumumba
Eisenhower was the last good and honest republican we had. Shame there's no man in the GOP like him today.
Cizfinestbaby92
That's because he was a republican from before the parties did that big ideology flip flop after Kennedy got elected. He was the last republican who actually gave a shit about poor people and not corporations.
Cizfinestbaby92 ..you are dense enough to bend light. Eisenhower is a giant in conservative and Republican circles. He had strength, and the will to recognize and defeat any enemy. ..... The exact opposite of the race hustling poverty pimp that leaves his ghetto stink in the white house today.
Henry Blake Scott Walker and John Kasich
Glenn Kelly
don't you ever compare Ike to those fascists.
You re going to love the Walker - Kasich Administration... Douglass Whipple
I remember watching the train ... All that cigarette smoking. I sincerely hope he knows Jesus ...
Dwieght Eisenhower (1891-1969)
did I hear that right he had 7 heart attacks?? damn they say 3 and thats it wow
Thanks
Wow!
I think I love you.
I always thought Reagan was too partisan. Yes, he was popular. But that alone doesn't make one a great president.
They're referring to him as "General". Does military rank supercede "former president" in the official announcement of death? Or did he retain rank? God bless him as well.
he just preferred to be called "general"
@Kram6298 I meant no disrespect. I was just talking about his initial reaction might have been that.
@RichardElden actually when Nixon was in Sadat kicked the Russians out of Egypt. That's hardly moving closer to the USSR.
Interesting that they call him General instead of President. That might be the protocol for military personnel but seems like the news reporter should call him President since that is higher rank than General.
Actually, Eisenhower requested to be referred to as General. I thought the same thing when listening to a phone conversation he had with JFK, where Kennedy calls him "General," only to later read that this was done at Eisenhower's request.
+sqwuade
Ike was a 5 star general & by law was technically considered on active duty till his death. He resigned his commission when became President, and was reinstated to GOA when JFK assumed office.
Everyone always called him "General" because that's what he wanted.
Ike died on my 21st birthday.
Explain that nonsensical reply, please, (if you can).
They don't make them like Ike anymore.
My Dad is a WWII and Korean combat veteran and he said Eisenhower should have stopped the execution of Pvt Edward Slovik. All it would take was a simple command from him to spare that boys life.
"Saved" Colonel Nasser's regime? No, the Soviets would've saved his regime had England and France continued. You know, sometimes you do what you gotta do to avoid world war in a nuclear context.
@mindspring57 But if he had his way in the 1950s, China might not be the power it is today, and definitely not a nuclear power. So no chance for a nuclear war.
RIP Ike/ thanks for military industrial complex warning/RON PAUL 2012
He smoked 4 packs a day.
as does your call sign.
He was a little better than mediocre lol, I mean if only he were a little younger..
At the time of His death He was an ex President. Why did David Brinkley refer to Him as General Eisenhower?
he preferred to be called general
edward stevens Once a General always a General. When a Presidential term is over then they are ex Presidents. I think General sounds more Officious.
Carolyn,
Once Ike was given the 5th star he was formally on the active-duty roll for life, which is a tradition for that rank in militaries around the world. Only when he got the GOP nomination in 1952 did he resign his commission - in the U. S. active duty officers aren't allowed to serve in public office. Once he was out of office Congress formally reinstated his 5-star rank. Not that he ever wore the uniform again but he was entitled to
a) a paycheck,
b) display the 5-stars as he saw fit (mostly on the flag of his putting green), and
c) a military driver and pilot to take him anywhere he went.
Although Eisenhower could forever be addressed as PRESIDENT Eisenhower or GENERAL Eisenhower, the fact that he was one of only a SMALL handful of FIVE-STAR generals (a rank accorded ONLY in time of DECLARED war ... ***DECLARED*** war), it would be more fitting to address him by that RARE rank. There have been FAR FEWER ***FIVE*** STAR generals than there have been presidents. One other thing --- and someone cam CLOSE to this, although she was still IN ERROR in her way of stating it --- a FIVE-STAR rank is a PERMANENT, LIFETIME rank ... that is, a FIVE-STAR general (or admiral) retains his (and I say "his", because ALL have been MEN) rank for LIFE, and is PAID and retains a STAFF for LIFE.
To serve honorable in the US military is something that stays with a person. I know three guys in business (an auto body shop) and a fourth guy (the business owner) is their former drill sergeant & to this day almost 30 years later, they still call him "Sarge".
Well then, I guess it's a good thing that I've tutored math & taken 3 years of Calculus. =^>
@annikee59 the world agrees with him on that one
@athabascka : You may have your facts wrong. Most German soldiers of the Third Reich were NOT nazis; indeed, most of the German people during the Third Reich were NOT nazis, although they could have been, had they chosen such. Check it out. Learn history, then get back to me.
The Huntley/Brinkley Report 3/28/69
May God have mercy on him by the same measure he gave German innocent POWS
All the way with Adlai!
@wrestlingluva In europe, just the mention of his name, it struck the nazis like a sledge hammer,
@Lewistyle10 : Go tell that to your rabbi.
I still Like Ike
This was probably an NBC News Special Report that aired a short time after Eisenhower's death was announced.
What's love but a second-hand military industrial complex?
Charles wooten
a great politician. At the funeral, Louis Mountbadden of Burma was Montys representative
@RichardElden ??? This is just garbage lol.
France and England invaded Egypt w/o Eisenhower's consent, and Eisenhower forced them to withdraw. He pretty much saved the Suez Crisis.
Back on topic. Eisenhower is a very underrated American president; most people only know him as the WW2 general. He was probably the 2nd or 3rd best president in the 20th century, after only Franklin Roosevelt. Economy was strong, and he dealt with the Cold War the right way.
@Fersomling good.
After Kennedy died, his portrait replaced Benjamin Franklin on the half dollar. And after Eisenhower died, his portrait was featured on the then new dollar coin. In recent years, various presidents have been featured on the dollar coin. I'm not sure if this included Lincoln (penny), Jefferson (nickel), Roosevelt (dime), Washington (quarter) and the aforementioned Kennedy and Eisenhower. :-/
@PALINSMITH i was only 10mos old!:(
@skunkworks226 I do, too.
Mr. Eisenhower was a decent man and a true patriot. I'd suggest folks read the book "Ike's Bluff". It is a warts-and-all documentation of the good and bad of the Eisenhower Administration, including his many health battles, his alarming drug and alcohol usage, his attempts at controlling his volcanic temper and his overall decency in the face of a lot of right-wing horseshit.
I am not a fan of conservatives, but if Republicans today were more like General Eisenhower, at least they'd be worthy of respect. What do we have today? Donald Trump, Bobby Jindal, Rick Perry and the God-awful Bush family.
Roger Wilko IF you knew Eisenhower, you would have despised him because he wouldn't be liberal enough for you. He would of never treated the military the way Clinton and Obama have as their personal out house, especially Obama. In 1959, we had 1.5 million on active duty alone and they were adding benefits to the armed forces--not taking them away. Better stick to kissing Obama's sorry butt.
streetrace442 Did you read my post?
streetrace442 Nobody that ever sat in the White House knew, understood and despised the modern military than DDE. He knew waste when he saw it. In the early nuclear age, he couldn't sleep at night because LeMay and some of the joint chiefs went about their own plans without consulting him. Truman was right... Eisenhower, in some ways, was over his head as president. He knew his legacy would be as a General, and asked JFK to give him back his military rank once out of office.
"Ike's Bluff"... read it. Learn.
Roger Wilko Eisenhower was anything but over his head. However, for the sake of argument, if that was true about him, Obama has been over his head from day one. But who with an IQ above their shoe size doesn't know that?
streetrace442 Nope. Winning!
"One great step for mankind? He must have watched the moon landing a little closer than most?? "
Uh, he died almost 4 months before the Moon landing. The quote by Neil Armstrong was "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind."
Is it at all possible that many people disagree with the direction Obama is taking the country???
"You're a hero, even if you fight against your own illness??"
I am surprised that the reporter referred to him as "General", rather than "President" Eisenhower. I thought the title "President" was retained by former Presidents when they left office.
@supernuke He was never overwhelmed by anything during his life so I doubt 2010 would have done so.
Only Eisenhower could keep the coalition together during the war.
@supercreamysperm .. at a time.
Even so, this was a rather important event and they should have kept a videotape of the broadcast. They've been using tape since 1958, but mostly for entertainment purposes. thank goodness all the JFK assassination coverage is still preserved on videotape.
He led America through 8 years of peace & prosperity.
Source: James Bacque's OTHER LOSSES
Correction: The German soldiers were classified as Disarmed Enemy Forces, not "combatants."
Note that the Red Cross was forbidden to visit these former German troops, and they died by the hundreds of thousands of starvation, thirst, exposure and disease.
I am always amazed at how he preferred to be called "general", as opposed to "President", after he left office.
I didnt think the reporter was being disrespectful. I was just surprised.
I have know 2 people who were on their death bed, seemed to be better for less than a day then pass away. I have heard of others doing the same.
compare what's in the white house now to ike, the national hero. is there anyone out there now who could get back our country's greatness? maybe gen. petraeus
Well ya he had been dead for 6 years.
Well, that's definitely a school of thought that needs to be considered.
.. Yes, the current EvilBushie-run Republican Party would boot a decent man like Eisenhower out of it... the EvilBushies didn't even like him back in the day, but voted for him because he could end the long run of Dem presidents...
.. Eisenhower, the last decent Republican president... every one after him was 'w'orse than the one before...
I was born during Eisenhower's presidency. Being of German-American background, Pennsylvania Dutch specifically, I must say that Eisenhower was guilty of crimes against humanity. After the surrender of German forces across Europe, Eisenhower had the German soldiers rounded up, put into camps, classified not as POWs but as combatants, so they would not be under the protection of the Geneva Convention. Let it be known that he gave orders to starve almost a million captive Germans to death.
How about ending the Cold War, does that count? Reagan was the best president this country had in the twentieth century!
No shit...
😭🇳🇱🇺🇸
That's kind of the joke...
@bebupalula Eisenhower's genius, and significant contribution to the war effort, was his ability to hold the Supreme Allied Command together. Holding the Americans, the British, and the Russians together was not easy, but he did, and someone else in that position might not have done as well. For a military commander on the field, however, my vote is for George Patton.
The General retreated into the sunset, he fought long & hard & now he was ready for his eternal reward that is far more valuable than any medal. He was eternally discharged honorably.